Hame-fastener



(Model.)

o. MARTENS au H. RBNsoH,

Hame Fastener.

No4. 242,209.l Pa'ten-ted May 31,1881.

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UNITED .STATES PATENT OFFICEo CHARLES MARTENS AND HUG() RENSCH, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

HAME-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,209, dated May 31, 1881.

Application filed October 22, 1880. (Model.)

To all whom tt may concern Be it known that we, CHARLES MARTENS and HUGO RENSOH, residents of the city of New Orleans, parish of Orleans, and State of Louisiana, have 'invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Haine-Fasteners; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and correct description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification.

This invention possesses improvements over all others of which we have any knowledge in this, that owing to its peculiar construction it is more readily adjusted and when applied tits more closely in position.

On the drawings, Figure l represents our invention as applied to thelower ends of a pair of llames, and Fig. 2 a blank the folding of which forms that portion of the device which is represented by letter E in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section of a portion of our invention.

A A are the lower ends of a pair of hannes, each provided with straps, having eyes b b at the bottom thereof. Upon one of these is loosely fitted, either directly or through an intermediate link, x, a curled hook, C, and on'the other, in a like manner, a link, D, the connectiou between the two being made through a fastening which is composed of two sections, E and F, and of a chain, Gr. The section E is formed from ablank (shown in Fig. 2) by folding the same so as to bring the two sides about parallel with one. another, leaving the central portion, which is provided with a round hole, c, at or about a right angle to the said sides.

In thishole is fitted a swivel, j', to which one end of a chain is attached. The ends of the blank are curved, as shown, and are each bored to receive a pin, d, upon which is pivoted, between the aforesaid sides, the section F, the latter furnished with a hook, e, the configuration of which is the saine as that of the curved ends of the blank.

In order to clearly show the device, it has been deemed best to represent the fasteningsection in an inverted position, for in practice the lever or section F will be faced outward.

In applying this device the sections E F are first adjustably connected by slipping one of the links of the chain over the coiled hook C. The longest end or lever of section F is then inserted in the link D,and by pulling the same toward the center completes the fastening by reason of the link slipping into the hollow of the hooked portion of the device.

We claim- An improved hamelcoupling consisting of the two sections E F, the former provided with an end swivel and chain connection, as described, and the latter pivo-ted between the free ends of section E, all arranged and adapted 'for connecting the haines as shown and described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed our names.

OHAS. MARTENS. HUGO RENSGH. In presence of J. C. HUBBELL, P. J. FINNEY. 

